NPF Present | Brian Bilston
6th June | Metronome
With over 500,000 followers on social media and a host of sell-out shows across the country, Brian Bilston is one of the UK’s most popular poets.
He has published several bestselling collections of poetry, including You Took the Last Bus Home, Alexa, what is there to know about love? and Days Like These. His novel Diary of a Somebody was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, and he has also written collections of poetry for younger readers. In 2025 he released an album of his poetry set to music, Sounds Made by Humans, in collaboration with The Catenary Wires.
Brian returns to the stage with his latest book, How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside. Get ready for an evening of comedy and laughter, as he takes us through the hows, whys and whats of reading, writing and enjoying poetry every day.
Support comes from Annie Cross
Annie Cross is a Writer, Performance Poet and Chair of Nottingham City of Literature’s Youth Board. Annie’s writing is very people orientated and includes themes of family, relationships and mental health. In 2023 she represented Nottingham internationally in Slamovision. When she isn’t reading or writing Annie can be found in her nerdy living room watching horror films with her partner.
Hosted by Keith Ford
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